St Magnus Way website unveiled
The website for the St Magnus Way – a 55-mile walking route in the Mainland – launches today, Friday.
Like the walk itself, www.stmagnusway.com aims to be a restful place of exploration, combining stunning imagery of the pilgrimage route with information about walking the route and resources to download.
It is also the place to download the St Magnus Way app, which uses Bluetooth beacons placed along the way to highlight relevant resources to listen to as you walk.
The site features interactive maps of the route as well as downloadable maps by Iain Ashman and is designed to grow throughout the year as sections are launched and further resources are added.
“We’re really excited with the new website” said David McNeish, chairman of Orkney Pilgrimage.
“We hope it helps encourage people near and far to come and walk the St Magnus Way. It’s been a real challenge to deliver this in time for the 900th anniversary, but all the hard work is worth it when you see it come together.
“The website also offers people who won’t be able to access the pilgrimage route the chance to get a flavour of what is there and explore the stories and meaning of Magnus’s martyrdom.”
- The first section of the walk – from Evie to Birsay – will be launched on Sunday, April 16 – St Magnus Day. The four-mile “taster” departs from the Broch of Gurness at 2pm.